baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2578916-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle control system and method
Inventor: Gaurav Chaudhary
IPC: B60W30/18
Filed: 2018-11-14
Abstract: A control system and a method for a host vehicle 5 operable in an autonomous mode. The control system comprises one or more controllers (202, see fig. 2A). The control system in combination with said controllers is configured to determine a traffic disruption, associate said traffic disruption with a first lane; and cause control of a direction of the host vehicle to increase a lateral offset of the vehicle away from the first lane while remaining within the current lane. The traffic disruption may be associated with a junction meeting the first lane (slipway) and the system may use navigation information of the vehicle to determine whether the vehicle is planning on exiting the current lane at the junction. The system may associate the traffic disruption with slow moving or stopped traffic or lane closures. Additionally, the system may cause the vehicle to change to a second lane in dependence on a traffic algorithm. The system may also associate the traffic disruption with a wide load road user.
Patent GB-2570782-A (GB)
Title: Hair bleaching agent and method for gentle oxidative lightening of hair
Inventor: Jing Hodes
IPC: A61Q5/10
Filed: 2018-12-12
Abstract: A hair bleaching agent for oxidative lightening of keratinic fibres, such as human hair, is provided comprising: (a) a composition (A) comprising at least one alkalizing agent and optionally at least one persalt; (b) a composition (B) with a pH of 2.5 to 5.5 comprising hydrogen peroxide; and optionally (c) a composition (C) comprising at least one persalt; wherein, when all the components are mixed together an alkaline pH is established, characterised in that the agent contains succinic acid and ethylene carbonate. The optional persalt may be a percarbonate or a persulfate. A kit of part comprising said compositions is provided. Use of a combination of succinic acid and ethylene carbonate in said hair bleaching agent for reducing damage to keratinic fibres is provided. An agent for dyeing keratin-containing fibres comprising said hair bleaching agent and at least one oxidative dye precursor and/or at least one direct dye is outlined. Methods of oxidative lightening or dyeing keratin fibres using said agents are outlined.
Patent GB-2579794-A (GB)
Title: A capacitive liquid level sensor and liquid sensor assembly
Inventor: KING HO
IPC: G01W1/10
Filed: 2018-12-13
Abstract: A capacitive liquid level sensor 1 comprises a tongue with a freely depending portion 3, fig. 1 extending to distal tip 6, fig. 1 at its lowermost end. A set of spaced capacitive electrodes 7 extend along the tongue towards the distal tip. When the tongue is immersed in a body of liquid, the capacitance between the electrodes 7 changes depending on the depth of the body of liquid. The width of the tongue increases in the downward direction at least for part of the bottom half of the freely depending part of the tongue and the electrodes terminate short of the widest part of the freely depending portion of the tongue. The tongue may be surrounded by a shroud / housing wherein a gap between the sensor and the housing decreases in a downward direction for at least part of the bottom half of the freely depending portion of the tongue. As the liquid level drops, liquid left in the gap is pulled downwards to the narrowest part of the gap by capillary action, so that it does not interfere with level sensing. It is also disclosed that the narrowing gap may alternatively be provided by an inclined part of the housing or by tilting the sensor relative to the housing.
Patent GB-2580323-A (GB)
Title: Coffee extraction process
Inventor: SIAN HENSON
IPC: A23F5/36
Filed: 2018-12-28
Abstract: A method for the manufacture of a coffee-extract product comprises: (a) providing roast and ground coffee having a mean particle size of from 200 to 600 microns; (b) mixing the roast and ground coffee with water to form a first slurry containing 15 to 30wt% coffee solids, (c) passing the first slurry through an aroma-separation step to recover a coffee aroma fraction and to form a dearomatised slurry; (d) passing the deaeromatised slurry to a first filtration device at a temperature of from 90 to 100°C to form a first coffee extract and a first filter cake; (e) adding water to the first filter cake to form a reconstituted slurry having at least 12wt% coffee solids; (f) thermally treating the reconstituted slurry at a temperature of from 180 to 205°C; (g) then passing the thermally-treated reconstituted slurry to a second filtration device to form a second coffee extract and a second filter cake; (h) combining the first and second coffee extracts to form a third coffee extract; (i) concentrating the third coffee extract to form a fourth coffee extract having 35 to 60wt% coffee solids; and (j) adding the coffee aroma fraction to the fourth coffee extract to form a liquid, coffee-extract product.
Patent GB-2587177-A (GB)
Title: Polymerase
Inventor: NISHA JAIN
IPC: C12Q1/686
Filed: 2019-01-09
Abstract: A modified polymerase with reduced or no exonuclease function or activity for use in nucleic amplification reactions. The modification may be formed by an N-terminal truncation of a polymerase. Also claimed is the use of a quaternary ammonium salt (e.g. a halide salt, tetramethylammonium chloride) in a nucleic acid amplification reaction.
Patent GB-2571471-A (GB)
Title: Transfer seat
Inventor: ANDREW FINLEY
IPC: B60N2/24
Filed: 2019-02-18
Abstract: A transfer seat assembly (100) comprising a support (110) forming a generally planar surface for supporting a user, an anchoring bracket (300) for anchoring the transfer seat assembly (100) to at least one structure of a vehicle, and a coupling mechanism (200) for coupling the support (110) to the anchoring bracket (300). The anchoring bracket (300) comprises an elongate shaft (310). The coupling mechanism (200) comprises a height adjustment mechanism (210) for adjusting the support (110) in a direction substantially normal to the generally planar surface. The height adjustment mechanism (210) comprises a height block (210) sized to at least partially surround the elongate shaft (310) of the anchoring bracket (300) and configured for slidable movement in either direction along the length of the elongate shaft (310). The coupling mechanism (200) preferably comprises one or more additional adjustment mechanisms such as a tilt adjustment means (220, 270) or means to extend the support away from the anchor (120, 230). The device provides a disabled user with an intermediate place to sit to transfer themselves between a wheelchair and a vehicle, for example.
Patent GB-2584321-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and system for preparing an iced tea or coffee beverage
Inventor: ZWAANTJE KROONDIJK
IPC: B01F23/00
Filed: 2019-05-30
Abstract: Apparatus 300 for preparing an ice-containing tea or coffee beverage comprises a beverage concentrate reservoir 360, a sweetener concentrate reservoir 361 and a water pre-chiller 312. The apparatus further comprises first and second pre-mixer’s 362, 363 for mixing beverage concentrate supplied from the beverage concentrate reservoir and sweetener concentrate supplied from the sweetener concentrate reservoir with water supplied from the water pre-chiller respectively. A mixing chamber 364 mixes an output from the first pre-mixer with an output from the second pre-mixer to form a beverage liquor. The apparatus also has an ice-generating system 311 and a cooling unit 310 comprising a coolant. A beverage product circuit 375 supplies the beverage liquor from the mixing chamber to the ice-generating system and a cooling circuit 317 supplies coolant from the cooling unit to the ice generating system to cool the beverage liquor and form a plurality of ice crystals within the beverage liquor. A beverage dispensing outlet dispenses the ice-containing tea or coffee beverage from the ice-generating system into a receptacle. The beverage and/or sweetener concentrate reservoir(s) may comprise an exchangeable supply pack of concentrate.
Patent GB-2588976-A (GB)
Title: Folding window assembly
Inventor: ALASDAIR CRAIG BARRETT
IPC: E06B3/48
Filed: 2019-11-18
Abstract: The folding window assembly 100 comprises: a frame 102 defining an aperture 104 and first 200 and second glass panels 206, wherein the panels are connected via a hinge 212 to fold relative to each other; the first panel is attached to the frame via a hinge 214 at the side opposite to the second panel, and the second panel is attached to a carriage 320 at the other side, the frame comprising a guide track 322 along the frame for the carriage, allowing the carriage to be driven to move the panels between open and closed configurations, with the aperture at least partially uncovered, and the aperture covered by the panels, respectively. The carriage may have a guide pin to fit in a guide track slot with a terminal detour portion. Also claimed is a method of operating the folding window assembly and a marine pleasure craft with the folding window assembly.
Patent GB-2576660-A (GB)
Title: Computationally derived assessment in childhood education systems
Inventor: Ruhi Sharma Mittal
IPC: G06Q50/20
Filed: 2017-12-14
Abstract: A system for performing implicit assessment of a pupil is provided. The system receives a learning content from a content provider, the learning content having checkpoints at different stages of the learning content. The system associates assessment instructions with each checkpoint of the learning content. The system renders the received learning content for presentation to a pupil and captures the behaviors of the pupil during the presentation of the learning content. The system performs an assessment of the pupil at each checkpoint encountered during the rendering of the learning presentation. The assessment at a checkpoint includes using the checkpoint's associated assessment instructions to assign a score based on the captured behaviors. The system then produces an overall evaluation based on the assessments performed at the encountered checkpoints.
Patent GB-2589572-A (GB)
Title: A hair smoothing apparatus
Inventor: GUY MICHAEL LINSLEY WEAVER
IPC: F25C1/22
Filed: 2019-11-29
Abstract: An ice holder 10 for a hair smoothing apparatus 12 comprising a body which has a former 16 or engagement means (19, Figure 6A) extending from it. The ice holder is dimensioned and arranged to be placed in an ice block mould 14 that receives a defined volume of liquid product. The liquid product is frozen to form a block of frozen product (15, Figure 1) around the former 16 or engagement means (19, Figure 6A). The block (15, Figure 1) adopts the shape of the mould 14. The holder 10 is removable from the mould 14 and is adapted to be received, and retained by a clip, in the apparatus 12 so a flat layer of frozen product is presented for contacting a person’s hair. The ice block mould 12 may have two opposed tapering side faces and end faces for assisting removal of the frozen ice holder 10 from the ice block mould 14. The engagement means (19, Figure 6A) may include a resiliently deformable latch 20. The holder 10 may comprise a backbone (18, Figure 12) with one or more catches 22 formed thereon. A kit of parts is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2590652-A (GB)
Title: Structure monitoring system and method
Inventor: Cheng-Hsien Chung
IPC: G01M11/08
Filed: 2019-12-23
Abstract: A structure monitoring system comprising a plurality of marking units (11, 12, 13, 14) mounted on a structural object, such as a wind turbine. The markers may be heating elements. A monitoring device monitors the marking units remotely, preferably the monitoring device is an infrared camera. A data processing device is connected to the monitoring device. The data processing device includes a data receiving module and a data processing module. The data receiving module receives a data detected by the monitoring device, and the data processing module calculates and analyses the information. The data processing device may be an image processor configured to determine a displacement, deflection, modal parameter, natural frequency and damping factor for the structure.
Patent GB-2592251-A (GB)
Title: Reconfigurable vehicle body
Inventor: LUIS MCCARTHY
IPC: B62D33/033
Filed: 2020-02-21
Abstract: A reconfigurable vehicle body 10, typically for a truck, has a main body 11 with at least one elongate main beam 12 to which a load deck 13 is mounted, a forward headboard 14 at a forward end of load deck 13 and at least two pairs of fixed posts 15 in a rear portion 16 of the load deck 13, where one fixed post 15 of each pair is located at an opposed lateral side of load deck 13 and extends upwardly. A wall-receiving assembly 26 is positioned at each fixed post 15 and at least one removable wall member 27 is locatable relative to a pair of wall-receiving assemblies 26 to define at least one receiving compartment within the width of load deck 13. Preferably body 10 is demountable. Main body 11 may have a sledge configuration, with each main beam 12 providing a runner or rest for main body 11.
Patent GB-2592932-A (GB)
Title: Polymeric materials
Inventor: BRIAN JONES
IPC: B29C48/29
Filed: 2020-03-10
Abstract: Apparatus for dosing a liquid colour formulation into polymer includes a weighing platform 4 supported on a pair of load cells 6, in turn supported on a base 8. A reservoir 12 contains liquid colour formulation 14, and pump 16 pumps it via a tube 20 to an extruder or injection moulding machine. Above an inlet 24 is a delivery pack 26 which includes a bag-in-a-box arrangement 28 and a transfer pump 36. A transfer pump motor 38 drive the transfer pump 36 to pump liquid formulation from the receptacle 32 into reservoir 12 across an air gap 13 between the transfer pump 36 and the inlet 24 of reservoir 12. There is no pipe, tube or other conduit through which liquid formulation passes during travel between the delivery pack 26 and the reservoir 12. An ultrasonic level sensor 22 monitors liquid level in reservoir 12.
Patent GB-2595867-A (GB)
Title: Balcony access apparatus, balcony access system and balcony access method
Inventor: ANDREW PARSONS
IPC: E04G3/28
Filed: 2020-06-08
Abstract: A balcony 20 access apparatus, comprising a platform (12 figure 1) with a safety barrier (14 figure 1) on the perimeter, a raising/lowering mechanism; and a set of steps 42, 44 that may be deployed and stored which extend from the platform in an opening in the safety barrier over the balustrade 22 of a balcony 20 to access it. The apparatus may also comprise a vertical track follower 72,74 to aid movement of the platform up and down a building. The steps may pivot, fold or extend 44, and/or have a horizontal landing section 40a. When stored the steps may comprise part of the platform’s safety barrier. The steps may also comprise a ladder 72,44. A system and method for accessing a balcony attached to a building are also disclosed whereby a track is positioned next to balconies on a building.
Patent GB-2598162-A (GB)
Title: Impact detection system
Inventor: D'JORN FEVRIER
IPC: A61B5/00
Filed: 2020-08-21
Abstract: An impact detection system 10 comprising an article of clothing 12 or eye protection apparatus (fig.15, 60) comprising an impact detection area with a first conductive layer 14, a second conductive layer 16 and a power source 18, wherein in a first position there is a gap between the first and second layers, and in a second position the gap is lessened resulting in an increase in current travelling from the first layer to the second layer. The detection system may be electronic and local to the clothing or partially local. There may be spacer (fig.1, 28) between the layers. The clothing may cover the torso, leg and/or head. There may be more than one detection area. The system may comprise an alert system e.g. vibration or light. A second alert may be a private alert to users not wearing the impacted system. There may be a deactivating system that may deactivate if a fatal impact is detected. Part, or all, of the system may deactivated. One deactivation result deactivates a shooting apparatus (fig. 12, 70). There may be a reactivating system that reactivates dependent on the location of the user.
Patent GB-2602243-A (GB)
Title: Processing and storing data using a hash table data structure
Inventor: MICHAEL JEFFREY EVANS
IPC: H04L9/32
Filed: 2020-10-08
Abstract: Key data, representing a key, is processed using a hash table data structure, wherein each of a plurality of control data storage locations has a write-availability indicated by a first state 301h, which indicates that the control data storage location is available to be written to, and a second state 301b, which indicates that the control data storage location is not available to be written to. A temporary label value (301i, fig. 3c) is stored in a selected control data storage location (301g, fig. 3c) to render both the selected control data storage location and a corresponding key data storage location (302a, fig. 3c) inactive for read-out, wherein the write-availability of the control data storage location is changed to the second state in association with the storage of the processed label value in the selected control data storage location. A read-out label value (206, fig. 3d) is obtained by performing a predetermined operation e.g. Exclusive-Or (XOR) on the temporary label value and the temporary value in the storage location is over-written with the read-out label value, to render both the selected control data storage location and corresponding key data storage location active for read-out.
Patent GB-2592108-A (GB)
Title: Industrial digital barcode reader
Inventor: DARRAN MICHAEL HANDSHAW
IPC: G06K7/10
Filed: 2020-12-10
Abstract: A convertible slot scanner assembly 10 for capturing a bar code appearing in a field of view (FOV), with an imaging assembly 12, a controller 16, an image decoder 20, a chassis 30, a first window 50, and a housing 60. The chassis accommodates the imaging assembly and includes an optical cavity, an opening 34, and a flange portion 36 at least partially surrounding the opening. The first window covers the opening. The housing includes a cavity that is dimensioned to at accommodate the chassis. The housing is positionable in a first, horizontal configuration, where the window is in a horizontal plane and a second, vertical configuration where the window is in a vertical plane. There may be accessories to mount the scanner in these configurations, including a platter 72 and a second window 52 in the horizontal position, with a recess or tub 78 below the window to engage the flange. In the vertical position there may be a bezel (86 fig.8) which protrudes beyond the window. The scanner may include interface elements such as buttons (92, fig.7), indicator lights 94 or sounders (96, fig.15), perhaps operable through the window. The chassis may include a mirror support 40 with several angle options.
Patent GB-2602982-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus including a tape applicator head
Inventor: GAVIN WARD
IPC: B31B50/60
Filed: 2021-01-21
Abstract: An apparatus 1 comprising a flatbed 2 for positioning a workpiece W, a tape applicator head 8 including a roller 10 for applying a strip of tape to workpiece W. A head unit 4 to which the head 8 is mounted, the head unit movable in a plane above the flatbed. At least the applicator head 8 is rotatable about an axis that is normal to the plane. The tape applicator head 8 may comprise a cutter head 16 are mounted to the head unit 4. The cutter head 16 includes a knife or blade 18 for cutting the workpiece W. A creaser head 20 that includes a creaser wheel 22 for creasing the workpiece W can also be mounted to the head unit 4. A feed mechanism may comprise a conveyor to feed a workpiece W.
Patent GB-2592335-A (GB)
Title: Partitioning knowledge graph
Inventor: Tim Scheideler
IPC: G06F16/906
Filed: 2019-11-22
Abstract: A method for partitioning a knowledge graph is provided. The method analyzes past searches and determines an access frequency of a plurality of edges. The method marks, as intermediate cluster cores, edges having the highest access frequencies, sorts the marked 5intermediate cluster cores according to their access frequencies, and selects a first cluster core having the highest access frequency. The method assigns first edges in a first radiusaround the first cluster core to build the first cluster. The method selects a second cluster core having the highest access frequency apart from edges of the first cluster, and assignssecond edges in a second radius around second cluster core to build the second cluster. The 0method partitions the knowledge graph into a first sub-knowledge-graph comprising the first cluster and a second sub-knowledge-graph comprising the second cluster.
Patent GB-2608363-A (GB)
Title: Hair styling appliance
Inventor: James Michael Crosby Durrant
IPC: H05B3/16
Filed: 2021-06-24
Abstract: A hair styling appliance (10, fig.1) comprising reciprocally movable arms (12, 14, fig.1) at least one of which includes a plenum (40, 44, fig.11) receiving airflow (59, fig.4) from a fan (30, fig. 11) and emitting it via an outlet (48, 50, fig.6) towards hair (22, fig.6) in a region (20, fig.6) between the arms. A heater 66 is adjacent the outlet for heating the airflow before it is emitted, including a heating element 96. Preferably, the heater includes first and second parallel pairs of frame elements 72, 74, 172, 174 along which the heating element is wound and repeatedly extends, each spaced apart and extending in a direction normal to the airflow, and each respectively defining first and further upstream and downstream heating regions (98, 100, 106, 108, fig.12). The frame elements may be separated by one or more spacers, where the spacers of the first pair 68 may be laterally offset 104 from those of the second pair 102.
Patent GB-2619901-A (GB)
Title: Electrolysis system
Inventor: JOSHUA RYLEY
IPC: C25B1/04
Filed: 2021-08-06
Abstract: A solid oxide electrolyser cell system (10) is described, comprising an electrolysis stack (12) with an anode, a cathode and a solid-oxide electrolyte. The anode comprises an anode inlet (14). The system (10) further comprises a sweep gas supply (16) for supplying a sweep gas to the anode via the anode inlet (14), and a sweep gas supply flow path (18) defining a flow path between the sweep gas supply and the anode inlet. The system (10) also comprises a first heat exchanger (30) in fluid communication with the sweep gas supply flow path (18). The first heat exchanger (30) is also in fluid communication with a fluid stream (26) having a source external to the solid oxide electrolyser cell system (10) and defining an external stream flow path (28). The first heat exchanger (30) is configured to exchange heat between the sweep gas supply flow path (18) and the external stream flow path (28). A bypass flow path (36) may also be provided that is connected to the sweep flow path (18) and a position downstream from the first heat exchanger (30). A method of operating such a solid oxide electrolyser cell system is also detailed.
Patent GB-2600537-A (GB)
Title: A ball projection machine
Inventor: LEWIS HOLDEN
IPC: A63B69/40
Filed: 2021-09-06
Abstract: A ball projection machine 10 comprises a ball entry aperture 19a and a ball projection aperture 19c, at least one ball projection means (40, fig 24) adapted to accelerate a ball to a projection velocity and on a parabolic flight path. A potential energy storage means (224, fig 24) is included and an actuator (31, fig 24) adapted to be held in a first state before ball projection and adapted to be released to a second state during and after ball projection. The ball projection means (40), can comprise a rotatable disc arranged in a substantially horizontal plane and a paddle extending substantially vertically therefrom. The energy storage means (224) may be a coil spring and the device is preferably entirely mechanical. The device may include a guided path including a plurality of switchbacks.